2014-2015 Performance Dates

Great music inspires many moods, emotions, even actions: from drama to romance, enchantment to celebration. During 2014/15, Ars Lyrica explores this variety of expression in a season we’re calling (with thanks to G. F. Handel) The Power of Music, whose diverse programs show how great music moves us in ways both subtle and profound.

Bach & Sons: At the Café

The first of a season-long tribute to the great Bach dynasty, this program includes a rarely performed ode by Carl Phillipp Emanuel Bach, his younger brother Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach’s cantata Die Amerikanerin, plus patriarch Johann Sebastian Bach’s beloved “Coffee Cantata.” Featuring soprano Lauren Snouffer, mezzo-soprano Sarah Mesko, tenor Zachary Averyt, and baritone Mark Diamond. This program will also be given at Cornell University on October 3, 2014, as part of an international conference on the music of C. P. E. Bach.

ARS LYRICA HOUSTON

Grammy-nominated Ars Lyrica Houston is a professional performance ensemble dedicated to providing audiences with historically-informed performances of music from the 17th and 18th centuries. These works feature exciting and accomplished artists in performances of beloved masterworks and hidden gems.